Confrontation of the "48 Portraits" by Gerhard Richter and the "48 Portraits" by Gottfried Helnwein as a double-installation in the exhibition "Undeniable me" at Galerie Rudolfinum in Prague

In 1971/72 Gerhard Richter created an iconic set of paintings depicting 48 men that influenced Modernity, based on the black and white reproductions in encyclopaedias. Exactly 20 years later 1991/92, Gottfried Helnwein replied with the counterpart, also called "48 Portraits" depicting 48 women in monochromatic red.

An iconic set from German painter Gerhard Richter entitled “48 Portraits” depicting 48 men based on the black and white reproductions in encyclopaedias. On the opposite wall the counterpart, also called "48 Portraits" by Austrian painter Gottfried Helnwein, showing 48 women in monochromatic red.